Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Charles J.Guiteau

Accepted Answer

Charles J. Guiteau was an American lawye

Question 2

President Ulysses S.Grant was reelected in 1872 because

Accepted Answer

A)  the Democrats and Liberal Republicans could not decide on a single candidate. 
B)  he promised reforms in the political system. 
C)  he was the only candidate who enjoyed support in both the North and South. 
D)  the Democrats and Liberal Republicans chose the eccentric editor Horace Greeley as their candidate. 
E)  of the massive support of black voters in the Reconstruction South. 
A)  the Democrats and Liberal Republicans could not decide on a single candidate. 
B)  he promised reforms in the political system. 
C)  he was the only candidate who enjoyed support in both the North and South. 
D)  the Democrats and Liberal Republicans chose the eccentric editor Horace Greeley as their candidate. 
E)  of the massive support of black voters in the Reconstruction South.

Question 3

The four states completely carried by the Populists in the election of 1892 were

Accepted Answer

A)  Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. 
B)  Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois. 
C)  Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Kansas. 
D)  Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 
E)  Kansas, Colorado, Idaho, and Nevada. 
A)  Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. 
B)  Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois. 
C)  Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Kansas. 
D)  Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 
E)  Kansas, Colorado, Idaho, and Nevada.

Question 4

The early Populist campaign to create a coalition of white and black farmers ended in

Accepted Answer

A)  a racist backlash that eliminated black voting in the South. 
B)  the transformation of Tom Watson into a fervent civil rights leader. 
C)  an alignment of wealthy Bourbon whites with moderate blacks. 
D)  the breakdown of segregation in areas outside southern cities. 
E)  the emergence of Republican political power in the South. 
A)  a racist backlash that eliminated black voting in the South. 
B)  the transformation of Tom Watson into a fervent civil rights leader. 
C)  an alignment of wealthy Bourbon whites with moderate blacks. 
D)  the breakdown of segregation in areas outside southern cities. 
E)  the emergence of Republican political power in the South.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Civil Rights Cases

Accepted Answer

The Civil Rights Cases refer to a group

Question 6

Which of these is NOT a true statement about the relationship between blacks and sharecropping in the years after Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  As sharecroppers, blacks found themselves at the mercy of former masters who were now their landlords and creditors. 
B)  Some merchants manipulated the system so that farmers remained perpetually in debt to them. 
C)  Black sharecroppers often lived in conditions scarcely better than when they were slaves. 
D)  White southerners did not work as sharecroppers. 
E)  Sharecroppers barely scraped by economically. 
A)  As sharecroppers, blacks found themselves at the mercy of former masters who were now their landlords and creditors. 
B)  Some merchants manipulated the system so that farmers remained perpetually in debt to them. 
C)  Black sharecroppers often lived in conditions scarcely better than when they were slaves. 
D)  White southerners did not work as sharecroppers. 
E)  Sharecroppers barely scraped by economically.

Question 7

Which of the following do you think was the most important issue of the late nineteenth century: the "bloody shirt," tariffs,civil-service reform,or currency? Why?

Accepted Answer

The most important issue of the late nin

Question 8

Which of the following internal developments in China resulted in Chinese immigration to the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  The disintegration of the Chinese Empire 
B)  The seizure of farmland by landlords 
C)  The intrusion of European powers 
D)  Internal political turmoil 
E)  All of these 
A)  The disintegration of the Chinese Empire 
B)  The seizure of farmland by landlords 
C)  The intrusion of European powers 
D)  Internal political turmoil 
E)  All of these

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Thomas Reed

Accepted Answer

Thomas Brackett Reed (1839–1902) was an

Question 10

The legal codes that established the system of segregation were

Accepted Answer

A)  found only in the North. 
B)  called Jim Crow laws. 
C)  overturned by Plessy v. Ferguson. 
D)  undermined by the crop lien system. 
E)  passed during Reconstruction. 
A)  found only in the North. 
B)  called Jim Crow laws. 
C)  overturned by Plessy v. Ferguson. 
D)  undermined by the crop lien system. 
E)  passed during Reconstruction.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Rutherford B.Hayes

Accepted Answer

Rutherford B. Hayes was the 19th Preside

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-James G.Blaine

Accepted Answer

James G. Blaine was a prominent American

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Pendleton Act

Accepted Answer

The Pendleton Act, also known as the Pen

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William Jennings Bryan

Accepted Answer

William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 –

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Chinese Exclusion Act

Accepted Answer

The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United S

Question 16

Explain the seeming paradox that at a time when successful presidential candidates were usually bland and forgettable,public enthusiasm for election campaigning was at an all-time high.

Accepted Answer

The seeming paradox of successful presid

Question 17

Compare and contrast the Democratic and Republican parties of the late 1800s in terms of their leadership,their position on issues,and the constituencies to whom they appealed.

Accepted Answer

In the late 1800s, the Democratic and Re

Question 18

Despite his status as a military hero,General Ulysses S.Grant proved to be a weak political leader because he

Accepted Answer

A)  was personally dishonest and corrupt. 
B)  did not believe in the principles of the Republican party. 
C)  was unable to get others to follow his lead. 
D)  had no political experience and was a poor judge of character. 
E)  lacked political ambition 
A)  was personally dishonest and corrupt. 
B)  did not believe in the principles of the Republican party. 
C)  was unable to get others to follow his lead. 
D)  had no political experience and was a poor judge of character. 
E)  lacked political ambition

Question 19

The Billion-Dollar Congress quickly disposed of rising government surpluses by

Accepted Answer

A)  providing subsidies to wheat, corn, and cotton farmers. 
B)  building an expensive new steel navy. 
C)  expanding pensions for Civil War veterans. 
D)  cutting tariffs and other taxes. 
E)  increasing spending on railroads and other transportation projects. 
A)  providing subsidies to wheat, corn, and cotton farmers. 
B)  building an expensive new steel navy. 
C)  expanding pensions for Civil War veterans. 
D)  cutting tariffs and other taxes. 
E)  increasing spending on railroads and other transportation projects.

Question 20

The Liberal Republican movement favored

Accepted Answer

A)  an end to military Reconstruction in the South. 
B)  civil-service reform. 
C)  cheap money. 
D)  Ulysses S. Grant for president. 
E)  a two-term limit on the presidency. 
A)  an end to military Reconstruction in the South. 
B)  civil-service reform. 
C)  cheap money. 
D)  Ulysses S. Grant for president. 
E)  a two-term limit on the presidency.

Exam 23: Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,1869-1896

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Charles J.Guiteau

President Ulysses S.Grant was reelected in 1872 because

The four states completely carried by the Populists in the election of 1892 were

The early Populist campaign to create a coalition of white and black farmers ended in

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Civil Rights Cases

Which of these is NOT a true statement about the relationship between blacks and sharecropping in the years after Reconstruction?

Which of the following do you think was the most important issue of the late nineteenth century: the "bloody shirt," tariffs,civil-service reform,or currency? Why?

Which of the following internal developments in China resulted in Chinese immigration to the United States?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Thomas Reed

The legal codes that established the system of segregation were

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Rutherford B.Hayes

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -James G.Blaine

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Pendleton Act

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William Jennings Bryan

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Chinese Exclusion Act

Explain the seeming paradox that at a time when successful presidential candidates were usually bland and forgettable,public enthusiasm for election campaigning was at an all-time high.

Compare and contrast the Democratic and Republican parties of the late 1800s in terms of their leadership,their position on issues,and the constituencies to whom they appealed.

Despite his status as a military hero,General Ulysses S.Grant proved to be a weak political leader because he

The Billion-Dollar Congress quickly disposed of rising government surpluses by

The Liberal Republican movement favored

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